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York cc: u.x:. ltl.ssionJ Miss Gervais Mr. Amachree CVI/pbg str, I • IN t\11 to 10U tor k1ll4 let'ter clate4 17 ~ ¥1th 11b1ch :rou ac a tcaw&L ilm.atioa to • Goftn.ent ~ Up'* to atteDI 'tba ~ aelallll"''l~~:.. 1D ~ tro. 8 to lO October. I re t tbat , 1a 'Y'1Mr cd the t.at that tbe OeDaral » q w1ll be 1D •••1aa at tbe tt.1 I w1ll. :got 'be abla to atteDI 'tM 1e :Uou u I lib4 to do. It tile t ~ ....-• I like to :te llr. 0oUN:r 1:. J. ---..1 llader-. fl..:mwtazoy 1D ebarp ot Ccaao cs.nu.a ' to ft}W'e Illdepuclnce cele'bratlau. I:f thia ncpR10D •b.oal4 'be to tbe 0owtWA't ot I 1IICJWA at 'that the .S.taUa .._, 1le worD4 out 1D coanJ;tatioD th • I.IIMbNe. Accept, Sir1 crw:-, c ••• a. DeJUt1 ..~WH•a Uw ot 1ibe tantea l'i»e'a. to 'tba •ttou 99 l'llrk A; ' 7th J'l.oar .... York 16, ... York cc: U.K. Mission j Miss Gervais Mr. Amachree UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (For use of information media -- not an official record) Press Release SG/1338 8 October 1962 TEXT OF HESSAGE FROM ACTING SECRErARY-GENERAL TO PRIME MINISTER A.M. OBOTE OF UGANDA I extend warm felicitations to you, your Government and the people of Uganda on the occasion of your countrJ's attainment of independence. I have been deeply i~ressed by the peaceful manner in which your Government and people have been able to resolve the many difficulties which confronted y~u in your preparation for independence, and it is especially gratifying to note that y0ur Constitution not only provides for a strong central government but it has also presetved the traditional forms of government 0f the Kingdom ~f Buganda, and the Districts and territ~ry of Mbale, while at the same time safeguarding the p~sition of other traditional authorities in the country. I can assure y~u of a cordial welcome to the world community of nati~ns by the Members "lf the United :Nations. I wish Uganda peace and prosperity. * *** * (This message was transmitted to the Prime Minister 0f Uganda in Entebbe, Uganda by ,Godfrey K.L. Amachree, the personal representative of the Acting Secretar.y-General.) I c 1 T l 1 • CT 1 2 T LL • 1 ' y T 1 2 • . T I I • I T ~---- ___._ ______________..._ ____ _J OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, Telephone: Entebbe +41. P.O. BOX 5, ENTEBBE, UGANDA. PM/PERSONAL lo October, 196 • Your Excellency, We in u _ nda we r e verJ t ouche by your graci ous messa e of ee t in ~s and goodwill t o U a nda on he a ttai nment of I ndependence . You wo r s on behal f of the ea t Unit ed Nat i ons or ani aation wi l l be a source of ~ea t encour .ement to us a l l as we str ive t o devel op our proud a inde endent new t te and as we seek our own l ace i n t re communi t · of Na ion • As ou remark, we have att a ined our inde endenoe and ove come many ver difficult roblems b th wa of ea ce a d moder tion . We are etermined t ursue t he se wa s a an independent State and we bel ieve that the "deal s and a i ms of th United Na t ions are the firmest and mo t r eal hope f r eace an mo erat i on in the wor ld. It was no coincidence that the ver f irs t me ssa e des a tched by t hi s Governmen t a fter t he birt h of our i ndependence was add esse t c our Excellenc on the subj ect of membership of t e Uni t e Nati ons. I t hank you a a i n for your kind words , an send o . assurances of my hi he s t consi deration. A. M. OBOTE :P 'I MI NI STER His Excellency Mr . U. Thant , ecre t ary Ge neral , United Na t ions, NEW YORK . l • UNITED NATIONS Pre-ss Services Office o:l. I ·lb. .:..: Ir. :u~:lllation United Uati1)ns, N.Y. (For use of information media -- not an official record) Security Council Press Release SC/2458 102lst .Meeting 15 October 1962 AM SUMMARY SECURITY COUNCIL UNAN:nvl.OUSLY RECOMMENDS ADHISSION OF WANDA TO UNITED NAT IONS The Security Council voted unanimously this morning to recommend to the General Assembly that Uganda be admitted to the United Nations. The action was taken on a draft resolution (Doc. S/5177) sponsored jointly by Ghana, the United Arab Republic, and the United Kingdom. Upon approval of this recommendation by the .Assembly, the United Nations will have a total membership of 110. (A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING APPEARS IN TAKES 1-9 OF THIS RELEASE) UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public In~ol~ation United Nat::!.ons, N.Y. (For use of information media -- not an official record) Security Council Press Release SC/2458 l02lst Meeting (AM) 15 October 1962 SECURITY COUNCIL -· TAKE l The Security Council met this mon1ing to take up the application of Uganda for membership in the United Nations. Uganda's application is contained in a cable dated 9 October, the day that Uganda gained its independence (Doc.S/5176). The cable was signed by Prime Minister Milton Obote. A draft :resolution (Doc.S/5177) has been submitted by Ghana, the United Arab Republic ar.d the United Kingdom asking the Council to recommend to the General Assembly the admission of Uganda to the United Nations. This morning's meeting was called to order by the President o:f the Council, VALERIAN A. ZORIN (USSR), at 10:52 a.m. Sir PATRICK DEAN (United Kingdom) said that for the third time in as many months his delegation had the "great privilege and pleasure" of co-sponsoring a draft resolu­ tion in the Council recommending that a newly independent Comnonwealth country be admitted to United Nations aembership. The independence of Uganda, he stated, represented yet another step in- the United Kingdom!s "consistent policy of bringing colonial territories to independence." Uganda, hovever, was one of those territories ,.,i th internal constitutional :prob­ lems which had delayed independence. Some of these problems arose :from differing views on a unitary or federal form of government, others .. from difficulties of racial origin. Uganda also had had the problem of the ancient kingdom of Buganda and other .sDallar kingdc~ with traditional authority, he observed. Sir PATRICK said that all these problems had happily been overcome. The -kolitical and traditional leaders of the country had shown themselves willing t o accept certain compromises in the interests of Uganda as a whole~ He paid tribute to these leaders and their "hi gh sense of responsibility," which was, he said, a token of Uganda's poli tical maturity, which had cleared the way to i ndependence -and the present application for membership i n the United Nations . (END OF TAKE l) U N I T ~ D NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (For use of information media -- not an official record) Security Council Press Release SC/2458 102lst Meeting (AM) 15 October 1962 SECURITY COUNCIL -- TAKE 2 Continuing, Sir PATRICK DEAN (United Kingdom) said that Uganda was well able to undertake the responsibilities involved in United Nations memberships. It had a well founded economy, based primarily on indigenous agriculture, produced more coffee than any other Commonwealth country and was third only to India and Pakistan in cotton production. He said the Owen Falls Hydro Electric Scheme on the Nile had stimulated industrial progress and electricity was also exported to Kenya. This was, he observed, a practical example of the close cooperation between the three East African countries of Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika. Sir PATRICK stated that educational and social services· 'Were ·well' d.eve1.oped;..-··· .. owing much to the early work of the Christian missions of the 19th century. Today those missions were still active as partners with the government in spreading educational and medical facilities. Government spending on education was more than one-fifth of the entire budget. Over 500 students were studying abroad, chiefly in the United Kingdon, on scholarships, many of which were provided by British funds.
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